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Frederick P. Cerise has led Parkland Health & Hospital System since 2014, and he man-ages the hospital that averages more than 1 million patient visits each year. “At Parkland, we want to make it easier for people to get the care they need,” he says. “That sounds pretty basic but, unfortunately, it’s not how the health system in the U.S. functions.”

Erol Akdamar has led Medical City Health-care through impressive expansion, now encompassing 14 hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities, including 4,000 active physicians and 17,000 employees in North Texas. He also oversaw the opening of the Medical City Heart and Spine Hospital in North Dallas this year.

Preventive medicine expert and published author Tyler Cooper oversees Cooper Aero-bics’ six health wellness entities. His father founded the company eight days before he was born. Since joining the enterprise, Coo-per has overseen facility renovations, website overhauls, and a rebranding that coincided with the organization’s 40th anniversary.

April Anthony founded Encompass Health—Home Health and Hospice in 1998, growing it from a single location to one of the largest home health providers in the nation. She helped design its automation software and leads a company that has an innovative out-look on home health and has earned numer-ous employer awards.

Christopher Crow thinks differently about the healthcare system and is working toward efficiency while allowing physicians to focus on what they do best. StratiFi Health helps physicians stay independent by providing administrative solutions to practices, while Catalyst Health Network helps coordinate high quality care for independent physicians.

Barclay Berdan oversees Texas Health Re-sources, where he has worked since 1986. The nonprofit health system includes 27 hospitals and 350 outpatient access locations throughout the region. Continually ranked as one of the best companies to work for in the country, Texas Health has created partner-ships with UT Southwestern and Aetna.

EDUCATION: University of Chicago (MBA), Texas Christian University (BS-Biology)BIRTHPLACE: “Oak Park, Illinois”LESSON LEARNED: “Be trustworthy.” TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: “Regulatory and legislative uncertainty” WHO I ADMIRE: “The many caregivers at Texas Health and those that support them.” LAST MEAL: “Heim BBQ””FUN FACT: “I am a former trombone player and drummer.” FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: “TCU Horned Frogs”

EDUCATION: The University of Texas Health Science Center (MD), The University of Texas at Dallas (EMBA), The University of Texas (BA-Zoology) BIRTHPLACE: “Hillsboro, Texas”TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: “It continues to be pushing through the status quo. There are powerful forces in the healthcare industry that really don’t want it to change.” DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE: “Any gym, football, or soccer field where my kids are playing.” LAST MEAL: “Hutchins BBQ with Big Red soda”

EDUCATION: Abilene Christian University (BA) FUN FACT: “I have had three holes-in-one, despite not being a particularly good golfer.”PROUD MOMENT: “We began our 21st year in operations by becoming the 4th largest provider of Medicare certified home health and hospice services in the nation.” FAVORITE THING: “My son is the quarterback for Abilene Christian University. Going to his football games is my absolute favorite thing.”SCARY MOMENT: “Being pulled over for driving 130 miles per hour. Somehow, I didn’t go to jail.”

EDUCATION: The University of Texas at San Antonio (MD), Harvard University (MPH), Baylor University (BBA) PROUD MOMENT: “Continuing redevelopment of our Cooper facilities, most recently with our Cooper Clinic renovation project here in Dallas.” LAST MEAL: “My wife’s manicotti, which is a family recipe that has been passed down for generations.” LOOKING AHEAD: “I’m looking forward to finishing my goal of climbing all 74 of the 14,000 ft. mountains in the continental United States.”

EDUCATION: Tulane University (MHA), Louisiana State University (BA-Sociology) PROUD MOMENT: “The successful acquisition of eight Medspring Urgent Care locations by Medical City Healthcare to become part of the now 45 CareNow locations.” WHO I ADMIRE: “My father was an immigrant who came to America to finalize his medical training and ended up being both an amazing clinical and administrative leader at Tulane University and Medical Center.”FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: “LSU Tigers”

EDUCATION: Harvard University (MPH), Louisiana State University (MD), University of Notre Dame (BS) BIRTHPLACE: “New Orleans, Louisiana”FAVORITE THING: “My solar-powered Pope”TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: “Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country, and those who are ‘under-insured’ are growing in number as well.”FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: “Notre Dame. Go Irish!”BEVERAGE OF CHOICE: “Shiner Bock”PROUD MOMENT: “We finished the year with a positive bottom line and reduced the tax rate for 2020 while improving access to care.”

FREDERICK P. CERISE

EROL AKDAMAR

TYLER COOPER

APRIL ANTHONY

CHRISTOPHER CROW

BARCLAY BERDAN

PRESIDENT AND CEO PARKLAND HEALTH & HOSPITAL SYSTEM

PRESIDENT MEDICAL CITY HEALTHCARE , HCA HEALTHCARE NORTH TEXAS DIVISION

PRESIDENT AND CEO COOPER AEROBICS

CEO ENCOMPASS HEALTHHOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

CO-FOUNDER AND CEO STRATIFI HEALTH AND CATALYST HEALTH NETWORK

CEO TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES

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D. ANDREWBEAL

FOUNDER AND CHAIRMANBEAL BANK AND BEAL BANK USA

Andy Beal built what Forbes calls a $9.7 billion fortune by twice dropping out of college so he could buy low and sell high. Plano’s Beal Bank, which was founded in 1988, acquired debt from the likes of Houston’s Enron. It is one of Beal’s five major businesses, which he combines with giving back to the community and, reportedly, high-stakes games of poker.

EDUCATION: Michigan State and Baylor UniversityBIRTHPLACE: Lansing, MichiganNONPROFIT CAUSES: Andy Beal and his banks strongly support and promote youth-oriented programs for science, engineering, and math education and outreach.PROUD MOMENT: In the past year, Beal Bank originated and funded a $306 million loan in the shipping industry, a $250 million loan for “green” energy production services, and a $27 million loan in healthcare.

HENRY C. “PETER” BECK

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMANTHE BECK GROUP

As the story goes, young Peter Beck called his mother and father “Mr. and Mrs. Arch,” after the arches in their Dallas home, designed by the late architect Philip Johnson. In the 1990s, after taking the helm of the construction firm his grandfather founded, he grew it making design and building one process, thus helping to pioneer the design-build industry concept.

EDUCATION: Stanford School of Business (MBA), Princeton University (BSE)FIRST JOB: “I leased space for the Trammell Crow Co. at Park Central and learned the importance of persistence and patience.”TOUGHEST CHALLENGE: “Surviving several significant losses on building projects in the late 1980s, when many developers could not fund them.”FAVORITE PET: “A black Lab named Coal.”DESTINATIONS OF CHOICE: “Idaho, Africa, and East Texas”

GEORGE W. BUSH

CO-FOUNDERGEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER

George Bush steered the nation through 9/11, but his roots in North Texas remain strong. As a Texas Rangers investor in the 1990s, Bush often sat with other fans. Today Bush’s presidential center and library does research and advocacy on issues like economic growth, military service, and education reform, and is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University.

EDUCATION: Harvard Business School (MBA). Yale University (BA)LESSON LEARNED: “I place a high priority on personal diplomacy,” Bush once wrote. “Getting to know a fellow leader’s personality, character, and concerns made it easier to find common ground. That was a lesson I picked up from Dad.”HOBBY/PASSION: The former President can often be found golfing at Preston Trail and other exclusive courses around town. He has also earned praise for the personal portraits he paints.

DR. KENNETH COOPER

FOUNDER AND CHAIRMANCOOPER AEROBICS

As a teen, Kenneth Cooper saved a child from drowning. He saved untold more lives by pioneering preventive medicine, or living longer through better diet and exercise and eliminating bad habits like smoking. Cooper coined the term and practice of aerobics in a 1968 book. “I don’t have much trouble sleeping at night because I manage my stress well,” he says.

EDUCATION: Harvard School of Public Health (MPH), University of Oklahoma School of Medicine (MD), University of Oklahoma (BS)FAVORITE THING: “The shoes I wore when I ran the Boston Marathon back in 1962. I placed 101st out of 150 people.”HOBBY/PASSION: “Taking father-son adventure trips to remote places all over the world.”LAST MEAL: “Something I thoroughly enjoy but don’t eat very often: fried chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, and banana pudding for dessert.”

HARLAN CROW

CHAIRMANCROW HOLDINGS

Since taking the reins of his family’s business in 1988, the third son of Margaret and Trammell Crow has transformed it into a diversified real estate powerhouse, spanning everything from equity investing to multifamily and indus-trial development. One of his standout projects: transforming historic Old Parkland into a Jef-fersonian office park that comments the highest rents in town.

EDUCATION: University of Texas at Austin (BBA-

Business Administration) HOBBY/PASSION: Crow’s Highland Park estate includes historic artifacts from Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten notes for a debate to a signed letter from Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Léon.

FUN FACT: Like his father, Crow believes “Trees are

the answer.”

NONPROFIT CAUSES: Crow is a contributor to organizations that advocate limited government and

less regulation.

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